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30 March, 2025
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New Britainโ€™s Own Sen. Terry Gerratana and Rep. Bobby Sanchez Honored as โ€œChildrenโ€™s Championsโ€

Sen. Gerratana, and Rep. Sanchez have been named 2016 Childrenโ€™s Champions by the CT Early Childhood Alliance.  The Alliance is a statewide organization committed to improving outcomes in the areas of learning, health, safety, and economic security or chldren ages birth to eight. Every year, the Alliance recognizes legislators who worked closely with early childhood [โ€ฆ]

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NAACP Harmony Classic this Weekend

The Connecticut NAACP is hosting its Harmony Classic at Central Connecticut State University this weekend. The Harmony Classic is a combination of civic engagement and football. The Harmony Classic football game is between CCSU and Bowie State University on Saturday, September 17th at CCSUโ€™s Arute Field. The game will begin at 3:00 pm and the [โ€ฆ]

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New Britainโ€™s Nastiest Politician Costs Taxpayers $9,500

By Tim Oโ€™Brien Columnist During a failed attempt at running for state representative, one of Ald. Lou Salvioโ€™s own election flyers misspelled his name as โ€œSalvoโ€. For a man who has repeatedly shown himself to be the nastiest politician in New Britain, the moniker โ€œSalvoโ€ has stuck โ€“ and for all the wrong reasons. Salvioโ€™s [โ€ฆ]

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Connecticutโ€™s Education System Found Unconstitutional But Remains Unremedied

By Renae Reese Connecticut Center for a New Economy, Executive Director Many students in the New Britain public schools are what the Connecticut State Department of Education calls โ€œEnglish Language Learners,โ€ who need their English language skills boosted so they can learn the other subjects.  Many students in New Britain are eligible for the benefits [โ€ฆ]

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New Britain Celebrates the 2016 Puerto Rican Festival

Festive music filled the air, along with the aroma of delicious food and plenty of good cheer at New Britainโ€™s 2016 Puerto Rican Festival. The weather was hot and sunny, as people listened to live music, enjoyed pina coladas and celebrated Puerto Rican culture. New Britainโ€™s Puerto Rican festival is a long standing tradition in the [โ€ฆ]

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School Officials Announce Bus Schedule Changes for DiLoreto, Pulaski and Slade Students

News Brief Morning bus schedules will change for students at three New Britain schools, school officials have announced. Beginning Tuesday, September 6th, the day after Labor Day, morning bus pick-ups for DiLoreto, Pulaski and Slade students will be ten minutes earlier. โ€œDuring the first week of school, students who took the bus and attended DiLoreto, Pulaski [โ€ฆ]

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Esty Holds Forum with Gerratana on Defending Democracy

By Tim Oโ€™Brien Columnist Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) held a forum, with State Senator Terry Gerratana (D-6) on August 31st in the New Britain Public Library to highlight the growing threats to our democracy from big money politics and voter suppression. โ€œToo many Americans feel as though their voices simply arenโ€™t being heard in our democracy,โ€ [โ€ฆ]